Spotlights the whimsical work by Japanese-American artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953), who fused American modernism with artistic elements from his Japanese heritage to create dream-like STILL lifes and narratives.
Traces the history of the buffalo and the Plains Indians’ dependence upon the vast herds which spread over much of the U.S as seen through prints, photographs and paintings.
Focuses on landscapes by Hudson River School artist Thomas Cole (1801-1848). Interprets comments on nature, religion, social mores, and environmental issues of 19th-century America.
Explores myths of American life past and present. These works feature symbols that have helped create the American identity. Paintings by Thomas Cole (1801-1848), Frederic Church (1826-1900), Edward Hopper (1882-1967) and more.
Demonstrates how artists portrayed western expansion across the North American continent through documentary images and images about the myth of the frontier. Includes works by John Quincy Adams Ward, Thomas Hill, Frederic Remington, Conrad Buff, Thomas Hart Benton, and Lewis Baltz.
Focuses on William M. Harnett (1848-1892), American still-life painter, who created unique images of skulls, musical instruments, and tattered books to make religious and moralistic statements.
Includes works by European and American artists Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), Isabel Bishop (1902-1988), Maria Martinez (1889-1980), Louise Nevelson (1900-1988), Nancy Graves (1940-1995), and Susan Rothenberg (b.1945).
